CinemaOSMovie · 1991 · 0h 10m

Alfonso Ossorio

80%(1)Documentary

Paying homage to the blazingly bizarre, boldly sincere life of Alfonso Ossorio (1916–1990), this docushort by Marianne Trench attempts a reflection on his life's work—most notably the 80-acre Long Island estate Ossorio left behind. It is an environment thoroughly extruded with pattern & motif, teeming with sculpture, topiary, bonsai, & works all but defying categorization. Across all its concomitant iterations, Ossorio's multidisciplinary stewardship of the land remains as four decades of evidence testifying to his aesthetic, ecological, & spiritual efforts. Ineffably beautiful & understandably brutal, archetypal powers unfold, revealing the fullness & emptiness of our own reflection—equal parts romantic & stark—leaving us to question how to continue or explain what has been started.

Directed byMarianne Schaefer Trench

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 10m
Language
EN
Released
June 21, 1991
Studios
Intercon Production

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring

Bellamy Bach

Narrator

Alfonso Ossorio

Self

B. H. Friedman

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Marianne Schaefer Trench
Marianne Schaefer Trench
Produced by
Peter von Brandenburg

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